Uncovered files reveal secret operation at center of drone invasion... and why White House can deny it

Official records show the army has been developing and testing'counterterrorism' drones in New Jersey for years, amid claims of a government cover-up. A 2018 defense contract awarded 50 million to a private robotics company to develop craft capable of creating 3D maps of urban areas for a'counter weapons of mass destruction' program. The contract was given out by the Army's Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC), which is located at the Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway, New Jersey, where mystery drones were first reported last month. Meanwhile, documents show the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an air restriction alert on November 21 prohibiting flights over the Picatinny base for'special security reasons' through December 26. The White House has claimed the drone sightings - which coincidentally began on November 18 - are not a foreign adversary, pose no threat and are not part of a US military operation.